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ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) is a topical subject. Large investments in the technology, which is a major factor in international competitiveness, have been announced by governments and other organizations.

Nobody as yet has an overall grasp of what impact AI will have on business and other parts of society. However, new developments that give a glimpse of the future have already begun to appear. These can be found in marketing, academic papers, investment decisions, and Internet chatter. And they already include examples of how things will play out in the future. The future is already happening.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Kazuo Yano, Dr. Eng.

Research & Development Group, Hitachi, Ltd. He is currently engaged in research and development work including artificial intelligence in his role as Corporate Chief Scientist. Dr. Yano is a Fellow of the IEEE and member of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE), The Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP), The Physical Society of Japan (JPS), and The Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI). Author of “Invisible Hand of Data,” Soshisha.